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Fabulous crater lake, Laguna Quilotoa, Ecuador travel blog

Fabulous crater lake

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Yes the title gives it away a bit. We managed to find a taxi driver that didnt want $80 to take us about 60km each way to the lake (buses only go part way - we think and very intermittently) and got it for $40 instead. Alonso drove us out of Latacunga ...

Squealing pigs to bits of rope!, Saquisli, Ecuador travel blog

Squealing pigs to bits of rope!

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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... then walk up the animal market further out of town. 95% of the markets here (which are apparently the most economically important in Ecuador) are for locals and not tourists, unlike Otavalo (although we liked that a lot too but our fave is still Bac Ha ...

Volcan Cotopaxi 5875m, are we mad or what?, Banos and 1st photos of Amazon, Ecuador travel blog

Volcan Cotopaxi 5875m, are we mad or what?

A travel blog entry by martinandheike

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Well folks, moving on swiftly from "Riobamba", and it`s "Devils Nose" train ride of your life!!! We decided to move up northwards to "Banos" a Spa town where we arranged a trek up "Volcan Cotopaxi" not an easy climb of 5875m!!!! We took a gamble and ...

Hashing and Hiking, Laguna Quilatoa, Ecuador travel blog

Hashing and Hiking

A travel blog entry by hildreth75

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... of Quito to do the Quiltoea loop.  Basically this is a huge loops around the highlands of Ecuador and the scenery is spectacular.  There is a famous volcano lake that makes this area ...

Guaranda, Guaranda, Ecuador travel blog

Guaranda

A travel blog entry by carlyabroad

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beautiful mountain town I have a hand written journal with details- will update info when I return home Until then view photos at: ...

Salinas - Ottos lovely beach appartment, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Salinas - Ottos lovely beach appartment

A travel blog entry by elgianne

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Hey! After some nice days in Gayaquil we have moved on to Salinas, with Ottos girlfriend Sophia and spend some days in his nice beach appartment there. We took a boat to go out on the sea and we actually saw some whales soing some crazy stuff! That was ...

Birthday Boy!, Quilotoa, Ecuador travel blog

Birthday Boy!

A travel blog entry by markandrebecca

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From Banos we headed further into the central highlands and off the beaten track tothe area known as the Quilotoa Loop. The bus journy getting there was an experience in itself as we were travelling on market day. There were bags of rabbits and cuy ...

chocolatey, wooly, cheesie heaven, Guaranda, Ecuador travel blog

chocolatey, wooly, cheesie heaven

A travel blog entry by coryandpierre

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We stayed in Guaranda for a few nights to access nearby Salinas and Volcan Chimborazo. Guaranda itself is nestled in a valley surrounded by trees including pines not infested by beetles (weird) and cultivated land. En route, you pass through some pretty ...

"Next time you come to make the jungle babies?"

A travel blog entry by elmani

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... found ourselves eating lunch with a 20 strong Ecuadorian family. We have since decided that we were, in fact, kidnapped. One night in Salinas was definitely enough and the next day we got the hell on outta thurr, and headed right back up the Ruta del Sol ...

Adios mainland Ecuador, Hola Galapagos!, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Adios mainland Ecuador, Hola Galapagos!

A travel blog entry by tom-cresswell

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... and anchor out for the evening beyond the breakwater of the marina. We leave for the Galapagos tomorrow morning and wave goodbye to mainland Ecuador. Our time here has been great, we've got loads done to the boat and had some great times in and around ...

A new sail, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

A new sail

A travel blog entry by tom-cresswell

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... yesterda afternoon. Superb sail, beautifully rigged, easy enough to use and is great for getting us trucking on in light winds. I though I had to send a couple of pictures of the new sail against the sunset in Salinas. Wish you were here! ...

Change of Scenery Salinas Beach Ecuador, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Change of Scenery Salinas Beach Ecuador

A travel blog entry by vaughnyb

... could get used to. Im doing some poking around and meeting some nice people.. Nice folks and seeing alot more of my peeps in Ecuador than in Peru, I guess because of those damn slave ships we dig the coast. The food here is pretty good but not nearly ...

Salina the Biker Betch, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Salina the Biker Betch

A travel blog entry by courtrand

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... big fat strip of beach and got back on the road under drizzly foggy skies and cool temperatures.   We never imagined Ecuador to be this cool - literally - we are wearing jackets while driving along the coast in July - we thought Ecuador ...

From Manta to Salinas along the Sea, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

From Manta to Salinas along the Sea

A travel blog entry by aleman

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... there), which is a nice beach town halfway to salinas. finally in salinas, i met some folks from germany and us. spent 2 days there. salinas has big appartment houses all along the beach and is the weekend getaway for the Quayaquil haute ...

On Top of the World (Technically), Chimborazo, Ecuador travel blog

On Top of the World (Technically)

A travel blog entry by gordonandsarah

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So after just one night back in Riobamba with all the creature comforts it was time to head out on perhaps our most ambitious adventure yet; climbing to the point on the world furthest away from the centre of the Earth. In Riobamba we also managed to ...

Back in the water!, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Back in the water!

A travel blog entry by tom-cresswell

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... the boat ready for the 5 days to the Galapagos. So hopefully there may be time to do a bit of inland travel and see Ecuador and possibly Peru. I hope you are all well and that those of you in the UK are enjoying the great winter you guys are having - ...

Sunny Ecuador and a boat!, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Sunny Ecuador and a boat!

A travel blog entry by tom-cresswell

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I have arrived! We evuntually got in to Guayaquil in Ecuador and arrived at the boat after about 18 hours travel in total! We were knackered! I am out here with Dad and Georg, who is coming on the Pacific trip and has come out early to get the boat ...

Salinas, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Salinas

A travel blog entry by erics

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A bumpy loop, Quillatoa, Ecuador travel blog

A bumpy loop

A travel blog entry by manningit

Ahh, this I suppose is where the gap year/mission generally becomes a little bit 'non-stop'. From that night out after the jungle I personally slept in (as you might expect) and did 'preparatory' things for leaving my casa. The evening here was quality, ...

Chimborazo - to 6000+ metres, Chimborazo, Ecuador travel blog

Chimborazo - to 6000+ metres

A travel blog entry by jhavranek

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I left Banos with my guide Milton who had recognised me from Cotopaxi as he had taken up a different group that same night. At the road's end, it was misty, but not rainy. On the way we saw some wild vicunas up at 4000m and I started to feel the cold ...

Pleasant Stopover En Route to Guayaquil, Guaranda, Ecuador travel blog

Pleasant Stopover En Route to Guayaquil

A travel blog entry by loganandkatie

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Guaranda was our next stop in Ecuador.  It´s a small town that is the gateway to a smaller town called Salinas, which is known for its production of cheeses.  We had originally planned on taking a day trip to Salinas as soon as we got into ...

Cotopaxi everything, Cotopaxi, Ecuador travel blog

Cotopaxi everything

A travel blog entry by simonandsari

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... which consisted of 2 days of acclimatisation and then the night climb to the summit. Sari has been here last time she came to Ecuador so she opted to stay in Quito and shop! On the 1st day we drove to a lodge which we were camping next to. ...

Mountain High Villages, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Mountain High Villages

A travel blog entry by itsgotime

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... that´s cheap here.  Ecuador does use the dollar as its´ currency, but that´s where the similarities end with U.S. pricing.  Ecuador is cheap!  Every time we´ve gone out to a local restaurant, we are amazed at our bill.  Appetizers, ...

Salinas, ecuador, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Salinas, ecuador

A travel blog entry by robcarter

... afte a 3 hou bus ride, it was nice to take a bus in the day as i could see some of the scenery of ecuador... thepoblem with travelling on busses in S.america is that people can get off pretty much where they want.. so that leaves u wondering whee is ...

Salinas, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Salinas

A travel blog entry by bgibson

I stopped in Salinas for two nights, it is a large beach town with good sea food. From the weather (gray and overcast) and the lack of people I'm guessing this is not the high ...

Hello Ecuador!, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Hello Ecuador!

A travel blog entry by jim.green

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... away from Causeway Amador. A few people on other sailboats waved as we started our journey of 680 miles to Salinas, Ecuador.  The captain wanted to motor to Tobago Island and spend the night there on a mooring ball. I hand steered ...

Salinas.. vamos a la playa, Salinas, Ecuador travel blog

Salinas.. vamos a la playa

A travel blog entry by jillianjillian

so saturday afternoon we headed out to the beach with Danny, her crazy and i emphasize crazy because maybe have i never met crazier... cousin patti and her son and his friend... i mean. the driving was unsafe. pretty much enough said about ...

Guaranda carnaval, Guaranda, Ecuador travel blog

Guaranda carnaval

A travel blog entry by geert-sa

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Hola, Na wat speurwerk op internet en navraag bij de Ecuadorianen bleek Guaranda de beste plek om carnaval te vieren in Ecuador. Je moet wel van te voren een hotel reserveren want alles zit vol tijdens carnaval. Het feest was voor 3 dagen en de dag begint ...

Laguna Quilotoa y Guagua Pichincha, Zumbahua y Quito, Ecuador travel blog

Laguna Quilotoa y Guagua Pichincha

A travel blog entry by northwood

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... the dog enjoyed the shoot. On our walk around town we happened to meet a couple of French people that were in Ecuador to scout out fair trade coco beans for making chocolate. After being greeted in three different languages we decided on a ...

The Long March, Quilotoa-Chugchilán, Ecuador travel blog

The Long March

A travel blog entry by jungleboy

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Having arrived back from the Galapagos which are, fairly obviously, at sea level the previous day, we made our way to a town called Quilotoa which is about 3900m above sea level. We planned to hike from the town's volcanic crater lake to the nearby town ...

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